Republic of Estonia: Staff Report for the 2006 Article IV Consultation

Author: International Monetary Fund

Volume/Issue: Volume 2006 Issue 418

Publication date: November 2006

ISBN: 9781451933963

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Banks and Banking , Exports and Imports , Inflation , Economics- Macroeconomics , Money and Monetary Policy , Public Finance , ISCR , CR , Estonia , BOE's growth projection , deficit , forecast , staff projection , staff appraisal , Maastricht inflation criterion , currency board arrangement , Inflation , Fiscal stance , Baltics

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Summary

Estonia’s commitment to free markets and prudent financial policies has paid off handsomely. Demand pressures and rapid productivity growth have produced strong wage increases and large employment gains. Inflation, while moderate for a fast-converging economy, remains above the Maastricht threshold, and has been pushed up in recent months by rises in nontraded goods prices. Estonia’s economic growth has supported—and been supported by—rapid credit growth, financed increasingly by resource transfers from Nordic banking groups to Estonian affiliates. The macroeconomic impact of EU funds is needed.